When a man's sins press heavily upon him, and the cares and sorrows of earth weigh him down, how miserable is he if he have not hope. Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the MessiahThere are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel27. 4. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great. They have not yet entered into possession of their full inheritance; they have a hope which is looking out for something better on before; they have a living hope which peers into the future beyond even the dark river of death, a hope with eyes so bright that it seeth things invisible to others, and gazes upon glories which the unaided human eye has never beheld. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, There are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel27. There are four general things here to be noticed. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. 2. 22. An exhortation. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' IV. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' lxxix. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. Ii. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. By the design or end of acting. --PSALM xxxi. Psalm 31:24 Commentaries: Be strong and let your heart take courage Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? He rejoices in his mercy9. 1-2 I run to you, God; I run for dear life. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! And we are made more than conquerors over our spiritual enemies. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. (b) He does hope in God - in reference to all that is needful for himself as an individual; all that will be for the good of his family; all that will tend to bless the world; all that he desires in heaven. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages.
